Category: Texas. National Guard

[ATL:NOW] Texican Standoff: Border Surge Paused at Rio Grande by Texas Law Enforcement After Title 42 Ends—Todd Bensman

Reporter Todd Bensman is one of the few journalists at America’s southern border in Texas, covering the mass migration crisis that has worsened since the lifting of Title 42—a Trump-era policy allowing U.S. authorities to swiftly expel illegal immigrants. “You cannot find a single Border Patrol agent anywhere in sight. They are pulled off of…


[PREMIERING 7:30 PM ET] Texican Standoff: Border Surge Paused at Rio Grande by Texas Law Enforcement After Title 42 Ends—Todd Bensman

Reporter Todd Bensman is one of the few journalists at America’s southern border in Texas, covering the mass migration crisis that has worsened since the lifting of Title 42—a Trump-era policy allowing U.S. authorities to swiftly expel illegal immigrants. “You cannot find a single Border Patrol agent anywhere in sight. They are pulled off of…


Texas Troops Rush to Add More Razor Wire to Secure Border Amid ‘Federal Government’s Absence’: Abbott

With the illegal immigration crisis continuing into the new year, the Texas National Guard has ramped up its efforts to secure the border by installing additional layers of razor wire in high-traffic areas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Jan. 2 that the state’s National Guard troops are “working around the clock” to plug gaps…


Texas Governor Tells Defense Secretary COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on National Guard Won’t be Enforced

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday informed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate won’t be imposed on National Guard troops in Texas. “As governor of Texas, I am the commander-in-chief of this state’s militia,” Abbott, a Republican, wrote in a letter (pdf) to Austin, a Biden nominee. Abbott has ordered Major…